Multiple Offers on Santa Cruz Real Estate

I guess a lot of people think it doesn't happen very often, what with the fact that we're in a terrible housing crisis and property…

Interest Rates Plunge for Homes in Santa Cruz

The hypocrisy kind of makes me sick - they're all for government intervention to help out the banks and whatnot, but when it comes to…

Santa Cruz For Sale by Owner – Blue Light Special!

Actually, a savvy Realtor will look at a FSBO like an opportunity ripe for the plucking - because most FSBOs will eventually end up listing…

My Santa Cruz Realtor Wardrobe

There's a lot of Realtors out there who think those Realtor designations are a bunch of hooey - and maybe they are, but I don't…

Capitola Begonia Festival 2008

It's a three-day affair, with the highlight of the fist day being the Sand Castle Competition. Naturally, the sand castle that first caught my eye…

Santa Cruz August Median Home Price – $585,000

In the latest edition of my newsletter (if you don't already get it, I invite you to subscribe to my Santa Cruz Market Trends newsletter…

How to Find Santa Cruz Open Houses

The first thing I do is go and look at the listing itself - there is a place on the MLS entry for a property…

Santa Cruz Real Estate iPhone Blog

Maybe it's because AT&T's network coverage sucks, and when you're way up in the woods or down in some valley, Verizon creams AT&T. ... But…

Capitola Village Residents Association

I love these kinds of resident associations - I find that the communities that have them are generally much better run and have higher property…

Santa Cruz Fixer Uppers and the FHA 203K/Energy Efficient Mortgage

But I digress. :) Rick had come to my office so we could discuss the FHA Energy Efficient Mortgage program, and how it can be…